UIS, UPI Local 4100 reach three-year contract agreement

December 14, 2005

SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois at Springfield and the
University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100 have reached a contract
agreement that includes a salary increase of 3 percent for all bargaining
unit members, effective January 1, 2006.

The three-year agreement ratified Monday received a 90 percent approval
rating by the members of the three bargaining units represented by Local
4100. There are a total of 150 clerical, service, and technical workers in
the units.

During the second and third years of the agreement, any wage increases
for members of Local 4100 will be commensurate with the campus-wide salary
program determined by UIS Chancellor Richard Ringeisen. In addition, Local
4100 members will receive 1 percent equity adjustments in March 2007 and
March 2008.

“The equity adjustments of 1 percent in March of the second and third
years are being given to improve the competitiveness in the pay levels of
some of the lowest paid employees on the campus,” said Wes Weisenburn,
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources.

“The UPI members voted overwhelmingly to accept this contract. It is a
great step forward in addressing equity on the UIS campus,” said Normajean
Niebur, UIS/UPI Local 4100 Support Staff Chapter President. “Thank you to
all of those people who worked behind the scenes getting us to where we are
today,” she said.

The University of Illinois at Springfield,
one of three U of I campuses, is a small, public liberal arts university
that
offers
42 degree programs – 21
bachelor’s, 20 master’s, and the Doctorate of Public Administration.
UIS has a special mission in public affairs and service and is known for
extraordinary internships, a wireless campus, extensive online offerings,
and a commitment to teaching.